Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Senate.

MONDAY, Jan. 31.-Mr. Berry presented
q memorial of the Arkansas Legislature in
favor Of returning to the cotton states the
$67,OOO,OOO of cotton ia collected. Bills
from committees were reported and placed
on the calendar AS follows: For the con-
struction of building for the use OF the
officers of the House OF Representatives. for
an additional associate Justice of the su-
preme court in Mexico; authorizing the
construction OF bridge across the Red
River OF the North; also across the Missis-
sippi River near Chattanooga. Mr.. Van
WICK offered q resolution calling on the
secretary Of the treasury Cor report as to
whether any national banks are loaning
money and discounting notes, requiring
payment in gold coin only. Adopted.
TUESDAY, Feb. Ia message from the
President was laid before the Senate Veto
ing bill granting a pension to- Margaret
Dunlap, of Missouri, the ground of the
Presidents objection being that the death
of the soldier (for which the pension is
given) was not caused in the line OF duty,
but in quarrel with comrade. Bills
were reported from committees and placed
on the calendar as follows: For the
location and establishment OF a home Tor
disable volunteer soldiers west of the
Rocky Mountains; to reimburse the de-
positors of the Freedmen's Savings and
Trust Company for losses incurred by the
failure OF that company; to credit and pay
to the several states and territories and to
the District of Columbia monies collected
for direct taxes under the act OF August 5,
1861; for boat railway around the OBJ
structions at the dells and falls
on the Columbia River. The creden-
tails OF Agernon s. Paddock as
senator from Nebraska for the term begin
ming March 4, 1887, were presented and
placed on file. The Senate then resumed
4 bo 10, Of 4bo iuil
preparation bill. Mr.. Mcmillan offered an
amendment appropriating $4,000 for the
purchase of Carl Gutherzs picture entitled
Farming in Dakota" Adopted. Mr.
SpOOner offered an amendment appropri-
ating $4,000 for the public building
at La Crosse, Wis. in addition to $780,.
600 heretofore appropriated Agreed to.
Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment in
structing the secretary of the treasury 10
submit to Congress- mex session. estimates
OF expenses for establishing a permanent
station on the coast Of Alaska for the sur
vey of the bays, inlets and principal rivers
on that coast. Agreed to. Without dis
posing of the bill the Senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2.-The Senate re-
sumed consideration of the sundry civil
bill, Senator Allison making a set speech
on the bill. Mr.. Mitchell (Ore.) offered an
amendment appropriating 100000 for a
lighthouse at Cape Meares, Ore. Agreed
to. The bill was then reported from the
committee OF the whole to the Senate. The
general appropriation for the survey OF
public lands was increased from $50, 900 to
$75, 900 and the bill was then passed. The
Senate, after some discussion, passed the
House bill apprOpriating $4,000 Tor
special distribution of seeds in the drought
stricken district of Texas. The House bill
to bridge the Missouri River between Oma-
ha and Council Bluffs, was reported from
the committee on commerce with amend
ments. Passed. The Senate also passed
the bill authorizing the removal of the
quarantine station from Ship Island, Miss.
1t appropriates $45, 900.
THURSDAY, Jan. "a resolution offered
last session by Mr.. Ingalls, to discharge the
committee on pensions from the further
consideration of the bill removing disabili-
ties for arrears from honorably discharged
soldiers was taken up and Mr.. Ingalls, said
his object was to have the bill brouzht
before the Senate for action. The
resolution was agreed to-yeas, 81;
nays-26, and the bill placed on the calen
dar. Senator Sawyer's credentials for the
full term, commencing March next, were
presented and placed on file. The ere
dentlaIs OF Senator Whitthorne, showing
his election by the Legislature of Tennessee
for the unexpred term ending March
next, were also presented, and he
took the oath of office under them.
up to this time he has held his
seat under the governors appointment
The post-office appropriation bill was re-
ported by the Senate committee on appro-
priations to-day. Mr.. Frye's proposition
for the iorelgn mail service is changed so as
to appropriate 100000 for the carriage
of mails to Brazil, the Argentine Republic
Uruguay and Paraguay. The contractsfo for
the service are made subject to the ap-
prevail of Congress.
FRIDAY, Feb. 4.-The Senate, by vote
of 80 to IA passed the railroad attorneys
bill, considerably modified by an amend
me1t offered by Mr.. Hoar. The amend
ment provides that members Of Congress
sha not be debarred from acting as coun-
sci for subsidized railroads in cases where
the United States is not party to the
suit. The Senate then passed a bill
to credit and pay to the several
states and territories and the Dis
trict OF Columbia all moneys collected
under the direct tax levied by the act of
August 5, 1851. It RENTS and relinquishes
all of the tax still due, and it appropriates
q sufficient amount to reimburse the state
for all moneys found due to them under
the provisions of this act to be paid to
their respective governors: Provided, that,